Steam's 2025 cash crowns are basically all multiplayer brawls. The platform's top twelve sellers for new games this year, listed without a specific order, feature heavy hitters like Battlefield 6, ARC Raiders, Hollow Knight Silksong, and Schedule I. Other major titles in that tier include Elden Ring: Nightreign, Borderlands 4, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, EA Sports FC 26, Monster Hunter Wilds, Dune: Awakening, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. Looking at the broader top sellers, including older games, staples like Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, PUBG, Apex Legends, and Marvel Rivals still dominate nearly half the list.
The new release data shows a clear preference for multiplayer, with nine of the...